February, 2007

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About Windows Presentation Foundation SDK

We are the Windows Presentation Foundation Devloper Content team. We create the documentation and samples that you find on MSDN. Please use this blog as a way to correspond directly with team members and provide feedback on our efforts.

Making sure your application is accessible for tools like screen readers is important and you should be aware of and follow the guidelines outlined in Accessibility Best Practices .
One place you should be mindful about accessibility is when you...

Some of the FAQs about data binding are:
• How do I bind to a method? • How do I bind between instantiated controls? • How do I bind an ItemsControl to an enum?
I put together a quick sample that should answer the above questions:
< Window...

Have you seen the “comments” link at the bottom of the installed Windows SDK topics?
Have you seen the “Optional Feedback” UI at the top of the online Windows SDK topics?
If so, have you wondered if your feedback is actually seen by anyone...

In WPF, there are a number of effects you can add on top of UI like drop shadows, glows, blurs and more using Bitmap Effects. Adding Bitmap Effects is VERY easy. Below is an example of a drop shadow bitmap effect applied to a button.
The image above...